The Lord Jesus had 12 original disciples, but those men were just the first of many more followers of Christ.

They are an example for us to learn from and a reminder that God works in ordinary people.

Are you a true follower of Jesus Christ?

Let's study The 12 with Scott Pauli today

and find truth that will help us all to follow more closely to Christ. When the Lord Jesus comes into a life, he changes that life.

You can't have contact with the creator of the universe, the holy God, and be the same.

The Bible says, if any man be in Christ, he's a new creature. Old things are

passed away. Behold, all things are become new. And one of the disciples that I think

beautifully reflects that principle is the man known as James. Now, you'll remember that there are two

men named James in the original disciples. I'm referring here to James,

the brother of John, and also one of the inner circle disciples. We've looked at Andrew first,

though he was not an inner circle disciple, because he's the one who brought Peter to the Lord

and set it all in motion. Then we looked at Simon Peter, who really is the, from a human standpoint at least, the

leading personality among the disciples, and then he'll have the touch of our Lord upon him to

lead the disciples into the future. And now we come to James. You have these two brothers,

James and John, and you have two brothers, Andrew and Peter. Interesting. And both of them are fishermen.

Let me read a little bit to you from Matthew chapter four today, beginning in verse 18,

where the Bible says, and Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee saw two brethren, Simon called Peter,

and Andrew's brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers. And he saith unto them,

follow me, and I will make you fishers of men,

and they straightway left their nets and followed him.

So we've seen this already.

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